September 6, 20195 yr The former Pakistan leg spinner Abdul Qadir has died aged 63. He took 236 wickets in 67 test matches. Edited September 6, 20195 yr by King Rollo
September 6, 20195 yr Author Former South Africa international and 1995 World Cup winner Chester Williams has died at the age of 49. Williams played 27 Tests for the Springboks between 1993 and 2000, scoring 14 tries. The former wing was the only black player in the World Cup-winning team that defeated rivals New Zealand 15-12 in South Africa 24 years ago.
September 10, 20195 yr Author Former Ryder Cup golfer Brian Barnes has died aged 74 from cancer after a short illness. He was best known for beating Jack Nicklaus twice in a day during the 1975 match against the United States. Barnes played for Great Britain & Ireland and then Europe in six Ryder Cups between 1969 and 1979 and won 20 professional titles. Born in Surrey, he represented Scotland in team events and recorded three top-10 finishes at the Open Championship. Barnes won the Senior British Open in 1995 and became the first man to defend the title the following year.
October 16, 20195 yr Author Boxer Patrick Day has died aged 27 - four days after suffering a brain injury in a fight against Charles Conwell. The American was put into a coma on Saturday after he was knocked out in the 10th round of his super welterweight bout in Chicago. Promoter Lou DiBella confirmed Day had died on Wednesday "surrounded by his family, close friends and members of his boxing team".
October 22, 20195 yr Author Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort has ended her own life through euthanasia at the age of 40. Vervoort, who won gold and silver at the London 2012 Paralympics, and two further medals at Rio 2016, had an incurable degenerative muscle disease.
December 4, 20195 yr Author RIP former England cricket captain Bob Willis aged 70. The fast bowler took 325 wickets in 90 Tests from 1971 to 1984, claiming a career-best 8-43 to help England to a famous win over Australia at Headingley in the 1981 Ashes. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/50655612
December 4, 20195 yr Bob Willis's contribution to that famous win at Headingly is often overlooked. His eight wickets finished the job that Botham's epic innings had started. RIP to one of the greats of English cricket.
December 5, 20195 yr RIP Bob Willis. That was the best spell of fast bowling I've ever seen. He was also part of a great double act with Charles Colville on Sky Sports over many years,always voicing his forthright opinions.
December 7, 20195 yr Author Former Aston Villa manager Ron Saunders has died at the age of 87. Saunders guided Villa to the First Division title in 1981, before departing during their European Cup-winning campaign the following season. He also won two League Cups during his eight years at Villa Park.
December 10, 20195 yr Author Former Derby County, Oxford United and Portsmouth boss Jim Smith has died at the age of 79. The well-travelled manager, known throughout football as the 'Bald Eagle', enjoyed a distinguished career with nine clubs across the leagues. Among his career highlights were a League Cup final appearance with Queens Park Rangers in 1986 and promotion to the Premier League with Derby in 1996.
December 10, 20195 yr Author Featherstone Rovers and England international forward Natalie Harrowell has died, aged 29. Harrowell, a Hull FC fan, played three games for England and helped Rovers to the inaugural 2017 Women's Super League Grand Final, losing to Bradford.
December 21, 20195 yr Author RIP Martin Peters part of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad aged 76. He scored in the World Cup final.
December 21, 20195 yr Martin Peters,scorer of one of England's goals in the 1966 World Cup Final,has died at the age of 76. That's five members of the team gone now.
December 21, 20195 yr Martin Peters,scorer of one of England's goals in the 1966 World Cup Final,has died at the age of 76. That's five members of the team gone now. Two of them this year after Gordon Banks in February :(
January 2, 20205 yr Author Former Cardiff City defender Chris Barker has died at the age of 39. The Sheffield-born player helped the club to promotion from the third tier of English football in 2003.
January 9, 20205 yr Just a few weeks after Martin Peters,we have now lost Hans Tilkowski,the German goalkeeper he scored against in the 1966 World Cup Final. He has died at the age of 84.
January 26, 20205 yr Author Former basketball legend Kobe Bryant has died in a helicopter crash at the age of 41. RIP Kobe. Really shocked and saddened to hear about this.
January 26, 20205 yr Author Four other people were killed in the helicopter crash. A huge loss in the world of sport. I'm just stunned and saddened to hear about this.
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